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Listening to the Community

The Harmony Way

by CCDA Guest on November 17, 2023

By Dr. Randy Woodley, an excerpt from his book Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth The harmony way is a way of living that undergirds all of Native American history, religion, traditions, ceremonies, stories, philosophy, and relationships. Referred to by different [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA, Devotionals, Listening to the Community Tagged With: devotional, Dr. Randy Woodley, earth, Eloheh, Harmony, Harmony Way, indigenous, Native, rooted

Lessons learned over 110 years

by CCDA Guest on November 9, 2023

Pastor Matt currently serves as one of the CCDA Economic Empowerment Network Connectors. I love to joke when I introduce Star of Hope Ministries that we’ve been around for 110 years...but I haven’t been there that long. My kids roll their eyes and groan, but it gets a chuckle from the audience [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, Listening to the Community, Local Network, Membership Tagged With: active leadership, advancement, advising leadership, church, denominational, economic development, economic empowerment, networks, non-profit

Connecting Kingdom to Community

by CCDA Guest on September 18, 2023

by Lydia Lucas, in collaboration with Chasing Justice I am from El Barrio of New York City, and am of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. Though I have been in the nonprofit field my entire career, I never imagined that I would be at a faith-based organization that served people experiencing [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: analyzing, application, chasing justice, City Relief, good neighbor, Hispanic Heritage Month, homeless, homelessness, Latine, latinx, latinx Heritage month, non-profit, unhoused, WOC, Women of color

The Ministry of Speaking up

by CCDA Guest on July 18, 2023

by Steve Park The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. Proverbs 29:7 (NIV) I don’t like conflict. I also don’t like asking for things. Perhaps it’s my personality or my Korean family background that values politeness, but advocacy work is not [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: AAPI, Advocacy, august recess, civic, civic engagement, legislator

Half Half

by CCDA Guest on June 1, 2023

by Dr. Sunny Sue Chang Jonas In 1992, May was officially designated as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.* As an Asian American, I am grateful to stand on the shoulders of those who identified as such before us and to stand alongside those who currently identify as Asian American. We [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: AAPI, intersectionality, liminal, member highlight, member spotlight

Communal Stories for Community Thriving

by CCDA Guest on May 30, 2023

by Chandra Crane As a Mixed Thai-American minister working with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in the Jackson Metro area, one of the things that first drew me to the Christian Community Development Association is the emphasis on listening to the community in which we are serving. Healthy [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: AAPI, community, listening to the community, member highlight, member spotlight, multiethnic

Uvalde: 1 Year Later

by Christina Foor on May 23, 2023

by Christina Foor & Norma Ruiz Read Part 1 of this blog here. It’s been a year since the terrible mass shooting that happened in my hometown of Uvalde. Last year, I reflected on Mark 4 as a way to process the deep despair and hope I was feeling in that moment. This year, the story of the [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Affinity Networks, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Advocacy, gun violence, member highlight, member spotlight, mental health, reducing gun violence, uvalde

The Church Can Play a Role in Healing Trauma

by CCDA Guest on May 22, 2023

by Aminah Vargas, LSW Let's face it, trauma is a topic that's on everyone's lips. It's the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual's nervous system, disrupts their ability to cope, and causes feelings of helplessness. As a licensed social worker and [...]
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Filed Under: Listening to the Community Tagged With: behavioral health, church, healing trauma, mental health, mental health awareness month, trauma

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The Harmony Way

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By Dr. Randy Woodley, an excerpt from his book Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting [...]
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Lessons learned over 110 years

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Pastor Matt currently serves as one of the CCDA Economic Empowerment Network Connectors. I love to [...]
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